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January 16, 1996 12:00 AM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-1996-07

Hubble Finds an Hourglass Nebula around a Dying Star

Technical facts about this news release:

About the Object

Object Name:	Hourglass Nebula, MyCn18
Object Description:	Planetary Nebula
Position (J2000):	R.A. 13h 39m 29.68s Dec. -67° 22' 38.79"
Constellation:	Musca
Distance:	8,000 light-years (2,500 parsecs)

About the Data

Instrument:	WFPC2
Exposure Date(s):	July 30, 1995

About the Image

Image Credit:	NASA, R. Sahai, J. Trauger (JPL), and The WFPC2 Science Team
Release Date:	January 16, 1996